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Penfield Shaw

✦ Ancient woodland33 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome33 ha

Getting here

51.09597, 0.48059

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Turtle Dove and Raven
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Turtle Dove, Raven, Firecrest +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Turtle Dove, Raven, Firecrest +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pale Glaucous Thread-moss, Wood Bristle-moss, Green Yoke-moss +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Heart & Dart, Buff-tip +188 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Heart & Dart, Buff-tip +188 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Pseudaleuria fibrillosa, Ivory Bonnet +3 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Pseudaleuria fibrillosa, Ivory Bonnet +3 more · last seen 2020

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Play TrailWalking route2 km
Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.9 km
Named routeRef 18Length 4.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 18Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route187 m
Named routeRef 18Length 187 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route431 m
Named routeRef 18Length 431 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route628 m
Named routeRef 18Length 628 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Boggy Pond, Catspit Shaw

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Boggy Pond, Catspit Shaw

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦BEDGEBURY NATIONAL PINETUMHistoric site2.9 km→🌱Bedgebury National PinetumUrban park3 km→⛪St Dunstan's ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→🌱National Trust Scotney Castle EstateUrban park4.7 km→🐄Cranbrook Farm Shop & NurseryVisitor farm3.2 km→💧Bedgebury VC ReservoirReservoir3.3 km→

Nearby reservoirs

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Marshall's Lake

Off Park Lane BDG

Not High (England Use Only)2.6 km→
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BDG Pinetum Lower

BDG - Between Leaky Lake & Marshall's Lake

Not High (England Use Only)2.8 km→
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Waterfall Dam

Behind Park House, BDG

2.9 km→

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